Warn about CMake <3.27 for Windows-targeted builds (#1989)

We only use `$<INSTALL_PREFIX>`` when cross-compiling for MinGW on Linux,
so the relevant block is now wrapped in `if(WIN32)`
so a user can more easily lower the `cmake_minimum_required` version.
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Rangi
2026-06-24 17:53:11 -04:00
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parent fc7d9ad573
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@@ -118,32 +118,38 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET rgbgfx POST_BUILD COMMENT "Copying rgbgfx's DLLs"
COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy -t $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:rgbgfx> $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:rgbgfx>
COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS VERBATIM)
# On Windows, you don't link against DLLs directly, but against an import library for that DLL.
# This leads to, sometimes, the DLL being stored in a directory far away from the import library itself!
set(DLL_SEARCH_DIRS CACHE PATH "List of directories in which DLLs will be searched")
cmake_path(CONVERT "${DLL_SEARCH_DIRS}" TO_CMAKE_PATH_LIST search_dirs NORMALIZE)
# TODO: we've only tested this with MinGW, but it may not work with other uses of the variable.
# Anyone who knows how to handle this better, feel free to submit a patch!
if(DEFINED CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH)
list(APPEND search_dirs "${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin")
if(WIN32)
# CMake 3.27 is required for `$<INSTALL_PREFIX>`, but is only needed when cross-compiling for MinGW.
if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.27")
message(WARNING "CMake 3.27 or higher is required for `\$<INSTALL_PREFIX>` inside `install(CODE)`")
endif()
# On Windows, you don't link against DLLs directly, but against an import library for that DLL.
# This leads to, sometimes, the DLL being stored in a directory far away from the import library itself!
set(DLL_SEARCH_DIRS CACHE PATH "List of directories in which DLLs will be searched")
cmake_path(CONVERT "${DLL_SEARCH_DIRS}" TO_CMAKE_PATH_LIST search_dirs NORMALIZE)
# TODO: we've only tested this with MinGW, but it may not work with other uses of the variable.
# Anyone who knows how to handle this better, feel free to submit a patch!
if(DEFINED CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH)
list(APPEND search_dirs "${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin")
endif()
# Escape the search paths in a form that makes them suitable for splatting into the CMake install script.
list(TRANSFORM search_dirs REPLACE "([\\$\"])" "\\\\1") # Neutralize escapes and variable refs...
list(TRANSFORM search_dirs REPLACE "^(.+)\$" "\"\\1\"") # ...and quote each argument.
list(JOIN search_dirs " " search_dirs_splat)
# This is a modified version of the install code generated by
# `install(TARGETS rgbgfx RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES)`.
# Unfortunately, that `install(TARGETS)` is outright not supported when cross-compiling,
# and working around that has CMake fail to resolve the DLL locations with MinGW,
# due to not specifying any `DIRECTORIES` and the system search path being ineffective.
install(CODE "\
file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
RESOLVED_DEPENDENCIES_VAR rgbgfx_deps
EXECUTABLES \"$<TARGET_FILE:rgbgfx>\"
DIRECTORIES ${search_dirs_splat} \"$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:ZLIB::ZLIB>\" \"$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:PNG::PNG>\"
PRE_EXCLUDE_REGEXES \"^kernel32\\\\.dll$\" \"^msvcrt.?.?\\\\.dll\" \"^api-ms-win-.*\\\\.dll$\")
foreach(rgbgfx_dep IN LISTS rgbgfx_deps)
file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}\" TYPE SHARED_LIBRARY FILES \${rgbgfx_dep}
FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN)
endforeach()"
COMPONENT shared-libs EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL) # Most platforms install those separately.
endif()
# Escape the search paths in a form that makes them suitable for splatting into the CMake install script.
list(TRANSFORM search_dirs REPLACE "([\\$\"])" "\\\\1") # Neutralize escapes and variable refs...
list(TRANSFORM search_dirs REPLACE "^(.+)\$" "\"\\1\"") # ...and quote each argument.
list(JOIN search_dirs " " search_dirs_splat)
# This is a modified version of the install code generated by
# `install(TARGETS rgbgfx RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES)`.
# Unfortunately, that `install(TARGETS)` is outright not supported when cross-compiling,
# and working around that has CMake fail to resolve the DLL locations with MinGW,
# due to not specifying any `DIRECTORIES` and the system search path being ineffective.
install(CODE "\
file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
RESOLVED_DEPENDENCIES_VAR rgbgfx_deps
EXECUTABLES \"$<TARGET_FILE:rgbgfx>\"
DIRECTORIES ${search_dirs_splat} \"$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:ZLIB::ZLIB>\" \"$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:PNG::PNG>\"
PRE_EXCLUDE_REGEXES \"^kernel32\\\\.dll$\" \"^msvcrt.?.?\\\\.dll\" \"^api-ms-win-.*\\\\.dll$\")
foreach(rgbgfx_dep IN LISTS rgbgfx_deps)
file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}\" TYPE SHARED_LIBRARY FILES \${rgbgfx_dep}
FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN)
endforeach()"
COMPONENT shared-libs EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL) # Most platforms install those separately.